Ethnic Origins:
Hundreds of ethnic groups, dominated by Indo-Aryans (Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Koli, etc.), which comprise about 72% of the population, and Dravidians (Tamils, Kannadigas, Malayalis, Telugus, etc.), which make up about 25%. Mongoloid and Others account for about 3% of the population. (Ministry of Statistics)

Official Language:
Hindi (spoken by more than 50% of the country’s population) and English.